Outsized Impact: The Power of Science to Change Policy and Practice for Crisis-Affected Children

• In Event: 3-103 - TAD Talks on Using Research to Improve the Lives of Children Around the World

Integrative Statement

Around world, 68.5 million people are displaced as a result of conflict and crisis. This is more than at any time in history. Children--who comprise more than half of all refugees-- are often the most vulnerable in contexts of conflict and displacement. Dr. Sarah Smith, head of education at the International Rescue Committee, will outline the key challenges facing children in crisis contexts, citing IRC’s work and research in 40 countries around the world. Dr Smith will highlight the critical role the academic community can play in changing the trajectory of these children’s lives, and the changes that must take place for this community to have an outsized impact.

Authors

• Dalal Katsiaficas, University of Illinois, Chicago
  Introducer

• Sarah Smith, International Rescue Committee
  Speaker